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Village settlement site on Lodge Hill

England
List entry 1006942
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006942
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.2 hectares
Grid reference
SU 79474 99847
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The village settlement site on Lodge Hill is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement located in Buckinghamshire. The site contains evidence of occupation spanning multiple periods, with archaeological work identifying features and artefacts indicative of activity from prehistoric times through the Romano-British period. The monument comprises the remains of structures and settlement patterns preserved within the landscape, reflecting the use of this location as a focal point for habitation across several centuries. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument recognises its significance for understanding settlement patterns and land use in the region during these early historical periods.

Village settlement site on Lodge Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006942. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Village settlement site on Lodge Hill?

The village settlement site on Lodge Hill is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006942.

Who is responsible for protecting Village settlement site on Lodge Hill?

Village settlement site on Lodge Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006942.

What other scheduled monuments are near Village settlement site on Lodge Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa east of Lodge Hill Farm (0.9 km), Two bowl barrows 450m north west of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery (1.3 km), Bell barrow 260m WNW of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery (1.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman villa east of Lodge Hill Farm
0.9 km
Two bowl barrows 450m north west of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery
1.3 km
Bell barrow 260m WNW of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery
1.5 km
Bowl barrow 140m WNW of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee round barrow cemetery
1.6 km
Bowl barrow at Molin's Works, part of the Saunderton Lee round barrow cemetery
1.7 km
Bowl barrow 350m ENE of Saunderton Station
2.6 km
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe
3.3 km
Earthworks in Park Wood
3.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Village settlement site on Lodge Hill

Village settlement site on Lodge Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Village settlement site on Lodge Hill

Dorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~13.9 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~18.7 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~21.5 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~9.2 miles
Domesday entry for Saunderton, Buckinghamshire →
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